Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady with light test, feeder heifers sold steady with light test. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with light offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.32/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$149.32

196 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	811	150.77	1,222	183
Medium and Large 2-3	607	128.96	782	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $440 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale196 hd

149.32

—

KY average26 barns · 4,341 hd

153.40

−4.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,792	100.69	1,804	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	71.76	992	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	66.25	808	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	59.00	540	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	118.40/cwt	114.00–123.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	139.80/cwt	139.80–139.80	1,216	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	133.34/cwt	125.00–139.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	166.59/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,050	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	146.32/cwt	145.60–147.00	1,343	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	157.43/cwt	140.00–159.50	1,082	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	148.18/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	130.32/cwt	124.00–135.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	126.29/cwt	119.00–136.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	149.35/cwt	146.00–155.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.92/cwt	130.00–148.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	137.39/cwt	127.00–141.00	868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.20/cwt	114.00–125.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.76/cwt	156.00–169.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	73.50/cwt	71.00–76.00	953	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	65.29/cwt	60.00–69.00	765	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	540	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	75.99/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,009	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	67.53/cwt	67.00–68.00	971	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	57.03/cwt	55.00–59.00	703	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	104.53/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,979	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,084.74/cwt	1,060.00–1,110.00	13,266	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	856.12/cwt	810.00–900.00	8,604	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	162.52/cwt	158.00–164.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	163.23/cwt	149.00–170.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	135.00–150.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	135.48/cwt	130.00–150.00	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.71/cwt	126.00–146.00	732	9

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Aug 27, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 1,218Year ago 1,335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 46Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	704	114.00–123.00	118.40
3	—	905	120.00	120.00
3	—	220	155.00	155.00
2	—	417	141.00	141.00
3	—	380	135.00–150.00	140.00
8	—	680	126.00	126.00
2	—	620	123.00–126.00	124.49
12	—	469	130.00–150.00	135.48
1	—	880	97.00	97.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
4	—	566	130.00–144.00	137.05
9	—	528	126.00–146.00	138.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	870	139.80	139.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	792	107.00	107.00
2	—	452	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	125.00–139.00	133.34
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
3	—	642	124.00–135.00	130.32
3	—	682	119.00–136.00	126.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	630	166.00–167.00	166.59
117	—	918	145.60–147.00	146.32
10	—	546	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	687	140.00–159.50	157.43
2	—	870	131.00–132.00	131.49
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
9	—	707	130.00–154.00	148.18
3	—	468	159.00	159.00
4	—	519	145.00–150.00	147.56
2	—	915	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
2	—	327	168.00	168.00
5	—	591	146.00–155.00	149.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	130.00–148.00	141.92
2	—	535	142.00	142.00
7	—	632	127.00–141.00	137.39
4	—	755	114.00–125.00	122.20
3	—	375	156.00–169.00	161.76
2	—	885	100.00	100.00
4	—	486	158.00–164.00	162.52
4	—	407	149.00–170.00	163.23
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
3	—	700	143.00	143.00
2	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	71.00–76.00	73.50
9	—	1,171	60.00–69.00	65.29
3	—	1,233	55.00–59.00	57.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	75.00–77.00	75.99
2	—	1,438	67.00–68.00	67.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	104.00–105.00	104.53
1	—	1,590	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,060.00–1,110.00	1,084.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	810.00–900.00	856.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,110.00	1,110.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle